Sweet Jesus, I can't wait to be playing 1920x1200 tomorrow when my 24" arrives :-D

This was in OSX you say? Any idea how quick it is in Windows via BootCamp?

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I haven't tried it in Windows... but it will be most likely faster, as I can overclock the video card in Windows, but not in OSX...

However, just to be clear, this isn't the AVERAGE speed I'm seeing outside.... Outside I'm probably getting 35-45fps for lows, and 45-65-80 fps most of the time in most situations out side... the 110+ FPS areas are apparently in the cities where there is less stress from drawing the backgrounds...

But still, this is a great testiment to the power of this "Consumer" machine...

To compare, my father in law's Dual Core Intel 3.4Ghz (original dual core chip) P4 Windows XP Gaming Box with nVidia 7900 Card is getting a MAX of 60FPS in WOW... However, he does get a solid 50-55FPS Average in all situations no matter how stressed...

So... to be this close to a machine that was made as a pure gaming rig is not too shabby, and WAYYYY beyond my expectations, to be honest

damn thats some sweet performance, it makes me doubt between the macpro and the imac 24", i would use the computer for a lot of photoshop stuff, lets say 70 procent of the time and 30 procent of the time for gaming, but i wanna be shure that my computer will last for like 5-6 years and it must be able to play NEXT-GEN games, any idea for wich one i should go
the prices arent that different, but the imac has the 24 " wich i happen to love, but i might think that the mac pro suits me better, any advice???
imac or mac pro???

sorry for the offtopic question, (if its too of topic you moderaters can delete this )

If you want to play next-gen games for 5-6 years, the Mac Pro with easily-upgradably graphics and quad processors is HANDS DOWN the better choice.

However, your needs are similar to mine, and I'm leaning towards the 24". The savings is just too great to ignore. With that savings I could buy a new laptop next year, or, heck, buy a NEW 24" iMac in two years! That makes the Mac Pro's extra power a little less important to me.

your right on the part of saving money, but sad enaugh i can't say that i have enaugh, i'm allso ordering my new amplifier (the new engl head) wich is also about 2200 euro's with cabinet and all the other things, so i think it might be wiser for me to go with the mac pro :s and my ooooooold 20 inch monitor. anyways thanks A lot

oh and can someone post some oblivion benchmarks on thi 24" (or macpro)

To compare, my father in law's Dual Core Intel 3.4Ghz (original dual core chip) P4 Windows XP Gaming Box with nVidia 7900 Card is getting a MAX of 60FPS in WOW... However, he does get a solid 50-55FPS Average in all situations no matter how stressed...

However, just to be clear, this isn't the AVERAGE speed I'm seeing outside.... Outside I'm probably getting 35-45fps for lows, and 45-65-80 fps most of the time in most situations out side... the 110+ FPS areas are apparently in the cities where there is less stress from drawing the backgrounds...

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I usually have faster framerates outside and then I choke when I go into a city. Bit confused here. What are your framerates when you're running around in, say, Orgrimmar, or in a 40-man raid?

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